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Please help with battery problem
Thanks for any help you can provide. 92LX 5.0 I'm in Chicago area
Tried to start it two days ago and the interior lights were dim and it wouldn't turn over. Tried charging it but it wouldn't take the charge. Die Hard Gold with 40 months. Took it to Sears, they tested it and said it was bad. Picked up a new Diehard Gold for $44. Installed it. Car started right up. I ran it for half an hour, the gauge said normal but low-normal. Left it overnight, got up this morning. VERY low interior lights, car not close to starting. Any ideas?!!!?? Thanks!!!! |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > Thanks for any help you can provide. 92LX 5.0 I'm in Chicago area > > Tried to start it two days ago and the interior lights were dim and it > wouldn't turn over. Tried charging it but it wouldn't take the charge. > Die Hard Gold with 40 months. Took it to Sears, they tested it and said > it was bad. Picked up a new Diehard Gold for $44. Installed it. Car > started right up. I ran it for half an hour, the gauge said normal but > low-normal. Left it overnight, got up this morning. VERY low interior > lights, car not close to starting. > Any ideas?!!!?? > > Thanks!!!! > Your alternator needs replacing too. some of the diodes went out, then it could not charge your old battery. better repleace it fast too. You also may have a small lite that stays on, |
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oups.com... > Thanks for any help you can provide. 92LX 5.0 I'm in Chicago area > > Tried to start it two days ago and the interior lights were dim and it > wouldn't turn over. Tried charging it but it wouldn't take the charge. > Die Hard Gold with 40 months. Took it to Sears, they tested it and said > it was bad. Picked up a new Diehard Gold for $44. Installed it. Car > started right up. I ran it for half an hour, the gauge said normal but > low-normal. Left it overnight, got up this morning. VERY low interior > lights, car not close to starting. > Any ideas?!!!?? > > Thanks!!!! The last time my car had these symptoms, it was because the battery terminals and cables had corroded so much that only a trickle of juice was getting through. Either way. They looked clean enough, but there wasn't enough contact being made. I bought a new battery, too. I was too embarrassed to talk about it at the time. But time has passed. dwight www.tfrog93.com |
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:57:25 -0500, "dwight" >
wrote: > wrote in message roups.com... >> Thanks for any help you can provide. 92LX 5.0 I'm in Chicago area >> >> Tried to start it two days ago and the interior lights were dim and it >> wouldn't turn over. Tried charging it but it wouldn't take the charge. >> Die Hard Gold with 40 months. Took it to Sears, they tested it and said >> it was bad. Picked up a new Diehard Gold for $44. Installed it. Car >> started right up. I ran it for half an hour, the gauge said normal but >> low-normal. Left it overnight, got up this morning. VERY low interior >> lights, car not close to starting. >> Any ideas?!!!?? >> >> Thanks!!!! > >The last time my car had these symptoms, it was because the battery >terminals and cables had corroded so much that only a trickle of juice was >getting through. Either way. They looked clean enough, but there wasn't >enough contact being made. I bought a new battery, too. > >I was too embarrassed to talk about it at the time. But time has passed. > >dwight >www.tfrog93.com > You are not the only one who has made this one :0) I won't mention any names but his initials are ME! LOL |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > Thanks for any help you can provide. 92LX 5.0 I'm in Chicago area > > Tried to start it two days ago and the interior lights were dim and it > wouldn't turn over. Tried charging it but it wouldn't take the charge. > Die Hard Gold with 40 months. Took it to Sears, they tested it and said > it was bad. Picked up a new Diehard Gold for $44. Installed it. Car > started right up. I ran it for half an hour, the gauge said normal but > low-normal. Left it overnight, got up this morning. VERY low interior > lights, car not close to starting. > Any ideas?!!!?? > > Thanks!!!! > Had this too... one car was a drain and the other was a bad alternator. Brand new battery lasted two days. Whatever it is, it isn't the battery. Brad |
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It's time for the handy dandy test light disconnect your Positive + lead and
hook your ground wire of your handy dandy test light to your Ground - poll of the battery and the other end to the positive + lead that you disconnected and if the light comes on the you have something that is draining the battery start pulling fuses. I did this after 4 Batteries and 2 Altenators.. Found the BRAND NEW Pioneer Multi Disc Changer was draining the battery so that little ( Yellow ) wire that keeps your memory for your CD player was CUT end of problem.. I hope this helps 89 5.0 Mustang LX > wrote in message oups.com... > Thanks for any help you can provide. 92LX 5.0 I'm in Chicago area > > Tried to start it two days ago and the interior lights were dim and it > wouldn't turn over. Tried charging it but it wouldn't take the charge. > Die Hard Gold with 40 months. Took it to Sears, they tested it and said > it was bad. Picked up a new Diehard Gold for $44. Installed it. Car > started right up. I ran it for half an hour, the gauge said normal but > low-normal. Left it overnight, got up this morning. VERY low interior > lights, car not close to starting. > Any ideas?!!!?? > > Thanks!!!! > > |
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